Lux's Magic Penetration Rod

Unlike Lux, who has been with Kalya day and night since she was a child, Ino is not very good at acting. She simply cannot be like Lux, who can chat and laugh with Kalya in her heart while dealing with others on the surface.

However, Kalya always has a way.

Because she had been a maid in a noble castle since she was a child, Ino was at least quite talented at "keeping an expressionless face."

Just like Lux needs to pay attention to her appearance at all times when participating in banquet activities, maids also have professional requirements when serving nobles to participate in various banquet activities. During almost the entire banquet, she must remain as motionless as a statue, even in private When speaking in whispers, at most the face remains motionless and the lips are slightly pursed.

When he was standing like a follower at the banquet, no one would notice or care about Ino's words.

But when she became the focus of the audience, she still spoke in this manner, which was quite classy - especially since Ino's side had kept up with nutrition and increased her magic power, and she had faintly begun to develop a second time. trend, and light blonde hair has gradually turned into silvery white.

In line with the lines that Kalya prepared for her, even though she is only fourteen years old this year, she looks so powerful that people subconsciously lower their breathing.

Ino's expression was stiff.

But the expressions of the gangsters who were frozen in place were even stiffer than hers.

They looked at Fandel subconsciously, as if they wanted to find out what kind of medicine the other person was selling in the bottle - the temptation failed, we gave in, are you still not going to let us go?

Why, are you still thinking of starting a full-scale war with the Alchemist Baron behind you?

What they never expected was that Fandel had no reaction.

Something is wrong.

Isn't this person one of Fandel's men?

Also, there are many capable, capable, and loyal people under Fandel, but I have never heard of a mage working for him.

Thinking about this, the purple-haired gangster thought he had found the key.

"Dear young lady, we have no intention of offending." The purple-haired gangster spread his hands and showed a harmless look, "This is just a small interaction between us and Fandel..."

"It has nothing to do with Fandel." Still maintaining an expressionless state, Ino calmly and unquestionably repeated Kalya's words, "It has nothing to do with who you are."

"What do you mean?" The purple-haired gangster was completely confused now, "What do you want to do?"

"Zu'an will be on alert from now on." Ino didn't seem to care about the other party's reaction at all, and just said to himself, "Everyone needs to unite together to overcome the difficulties."

Zi Mao finally couldn't stand this master-like attitude.

He didn't know Ino's identity, and his previous silence was just because he was concerned about the identity of the opponent's mage. Now he saw that Ino's words were getting more and more outrageous. He finally gave his own response after several attempts to get rid of the freeze.

"Who the hell are you? You're yelling here?!" Glancing sideways at the expressionless Ino, the purple-haired gangster finally showed off his weapon, "Fander, it's not that I don't want to show you face—" —”

Before he could finish speaking, Ino stretched out his left hand forward and then clenched it into a fist.

A piece of ice froze Zi Maoqiu in place, and the second half of his words were blocked in his throat.

"Martial law means that no one can carry out any social activities before getting permission." After completing all this lightly, Ino explained calmly, "The wind of change has blown -"

Then, before Ino could finish speaking, the door of Fulgen's Tavern was pushed open again.

A black boy with dyed white hair hurried in: "Something happened, the Noxians are here, the Piltovers are going to abandon us this time, we need to take up arms... Hey, Fander, are you back? !”

Ino, who was interrupted, blinked in surprise.

Isn't this Ike?

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Ekko returned in a hurry and brought back news from Piltover that no one had expected: Piltover's council might make a decision to abandon the management of Zaun.

"They said they were going to take back all the law enforcement officers and block the elevators!" Ike's tone was full of disbelief. "At least for the next week, they will completely cut off relations with Zaun. The Noxians will do anything. Don’t listen or ask!”

After hearing the news, everyone in Fulgen's Tavern was stunned.

The amount of information in this sentence is really too much. No matter which direction you interpret it, you can have different understandings.

Naturally, everyone present has no objection to the matter of taking back the law enforcement officer - take it back, take it back, those cops don't come to Dicheng, so as not to hate each other, and everyone is better off.

But blocking the elevator and completely severing the relationship with Zaun is quite fatal!

The first reaction of many people is "What should I do if the factory shuts down?"

But for Ino, who, together with Lux, participated in the socio-economic surveys of Piltover and Zaun, and learned a lot about the Zaun people's lifestyle from Janna, the biggest problem that the blockade may bring comes from food!

Zaun's food is highly dependent on imports, and survey data shows that more than 90% of it is imported.

Although the Zaun people can also fish and eat some Zaun specialties (such as marsh frogs), large quantities of food still rely on elevator transportation-if Piltover completely blocks the elevators, Zaun will soon There is a famine!

Thinking of this, Ino couldn't help but feel terrified - fortunately, he and Lux ​​had conducted a preliminary socio-economic survey and had a plan for the food problem. Otherwise, if Zaan ran out of food, the consequences would be disastrous.

As for the Noxians...

For most people, Noxus is a neutral term, and many people’s jobs are even related to Noxians-compared to working for the Piltovers, working for the Noxians If you work hard, the salary can often be 5% to 10% higher, so most people don't have direct feelings about this.

However, for most people like Fandel who had just returned from the mines, their impression of Noxus was extremely bad because of those gas canisters.

Things like sewer gas have really exceeded the bottom line of war that ordinary people can accept.

Those Noxians didn't care about this at all and directly used it to cause large-scale destruction!

On the contrary, Hilko didn't care much about this.

However, he also cares about something, and what he cares about is the purpose of the Noxians.

Judging from the current situation, the goal of these Noxians is very clear. They are for the laboratory underground in the mine - and the plants in that laboratory are the biggest support for Zaun's rise. It is no exaggeration. It is said that this behavior of the Noxians is digging up the roots of Zaun!

Zaun had nothing to begin with, and now it was about to have its own way of making money and its own future, but the Noxians came to interfere...

It is tolerable, but what is unbearable!

After thinking about this clearly, everyone finally felt a little excited.

However, while they were angry, they also had some doubts - why did the Pi City guy do this?

How could Piltover, who was lying on Zaan's body sucking blood, suddenly give up his control over Zaan?

Is it just because of Noxian pressure?

Kalya, who was confused, realized that the problem was not simple, so Ino pressed the hilt of his sword and looked at Ike who was sweating profusely: "Where did you hear this news?"

"In the manor of the Philos family!" Ike gulped down half a glass of water. "A woman told Heimerdinger when she rescued me..."

"Don't be anxious." Ino shook his head, "Speak slowly and explain clearly the cause and effect of the whole matter."

"Yeah!" Ike looked at Fander aside, and after the other party nodded, he finally put down the cup, "It all started when I sent Victor off..."

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Ike is undoubtedly an articulate guy - regardless of the habitual modal particles and too fast speaking speed, he clearly told the whole story, from asking for help to going to Piltover to meet him Jace and Victor ran to the mine to dig, and then the Noxians appeared. The three of them were rescued from the poisonous gas by Camille.

"That woman was very powerful. She took the three of us and flew back to the north side of the Piltover Canal. I was a little confused along the way - when I woke up, I had already arrived at Philos Manor."

"Firos Manor... I've never heard of it!" Fandel blinked, "Silko, you are well-informed, have you heard of it?"

"I've only heard of the Philos family." Hilko shook his head, "That family seems to be a pretty high-end manufacturing family."

"You go on." Fandel, who didn't get the answer, nodded, and then looked at Ike again, "Then what?"

"Then the woman named Camille told Heimerdinger what happened in the mine." Ike spoke very fast, as if he was talking about a rap, "They were mumbling indistinctly there. , they were talking about tea leaves, and they were talking about haze, I couldn’t understand them at all.”

"Then how did you know to blockade Zu'an?"

"Later, they seemed to have reached an agreement, saying that they would raise new issues in parliament. Heimerdinger also wrote a parliamentary report - but he seemed to have drunk too much tea and went out to use the toilet halfway. I I took the opportunity to flip through his report and saw about taking back the law enforcement officers, blocking the elevators, and allowing the Noxians to conduct any form of rescue in the mines!"

"..."

"He hasn't written the reasons behind it yet. I couldn't wait any longer, so I came right back." After saying this, Ike finally let out a long breath, "But I can't read these things wrong!"

"Isn't this him tricking you?" Ino confirmed cautiously, "It is impossible for Piltover to lose Zaun."

"I asked Jace and Victor." Ike shook his head. "They said it was most likely true...the parts about Ionian tea that I didn't understand proved this."

Obviously, although Ike is a smart kid, there are many code words, cleverness and twists and turns that he cannot yet understand - however, judging from the information he has given so far, this information is very likely to be true and effective .

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The news Ike brought back was true.

Even when he brought the news back, it was with Heimerdinger's tacit approval - he wrote it down without stating the reason, just out of basic sympathy, hoping that Ekko could bring the news back to Zaun and let the Zaun people do it. Be prepared.

As for the part about "Ionian black tea" that he didn't understand, it was Heimerdinger and Camille's attempt to seek common ground while reserving differences before reaching a unified opinion.

As for why such a decision was made, it starts with the attitudes and positions of Heimerdinger and Camille.

First of all, from the beginning, Heimerdinger cared about the artificial Hex crystal development technology mastered by Jace and Victor - this technology has endless potential, and as long as it is polished, it will surely shine with the light of true evolution.

Therefore, when the explosion occurred, the Noxian ambassador submitted the notification letter, and the parliament started wrangling, Heimerdinger's goal was very clear. He wanted to protect Jace, Victor, and this emerging profession. technology should not fall into Noxian hands.

Hextech has great potential, but it should not be used in warfare.

At this point, Camille and his goals were highly consistent.

Don’t forget that the artificial Hex crystal manufacturing technology is in the hands of the Philos family - protecting the future of this technology is to protect the Philos family’s cash cow and the future of the Philos family.

Furthermore, Camille did not want her family to be tied to a Noxian chariot.

She did not lie to Heimerdinger. The Philos family, with its declining talent, was not qualified to participate in Noxus' military expansion.

The consistency of attitude in "protecting the development of Hex technology" and "preventing Noxians from appropriating Hex technology" is the basis of their cooperation.

As the parliament continued to wrangle, they finally abandoned many conflicts and reached a consensus by seeking common ground while reserving differences.

Camille came to the mines and taught the Noxians a lesson about not pushing too far.

Heimerdinger is working hard on the Senate side to reduce the influence of Noxus on the members.

So, how does this matter have anything to do with the blockade of Zaun?

This involves Camille's choice after the battle in the mine - although Cassiopeia's boldness shocked her in the end, Camille clearly saw Cassiopeia's own attitude. .

Compared to Hex body modification and Hex technology, Cassiopeia obviously cares more about what is under the mine.

In this case, Camille and Heimerdinger simply joined forces and planned to give the Noxians a chance to make multiple choices: Go to Zaun, dig holes with peace of mind, find your relics, and let us go directly to Piltover Council, reduce the influence of Noxus; if you still argue with us on the Council's side, then I will go to the mines to harass you every day!

Even though Camille was a little embarrassed when she left with Jace and the three of them, she had achieved the purpose of demonstration and warning she wanted - unless the Noxian army comes to the border, you can't leave without my consent. Digging a hole safely!

As for what impact this will have on Zaun...

Heimerdinger's hint to Ike is the greatest compassion.

Kalya’s Little Classroom The reputation of the Philos family:

Although the Feros family holds the technical patent for artificial Hex crystals, the family's name is actually not very famous - at least in Zaun.